Democrat James Walkinshaw won in Virginia's solid blue 11th congressional district in an expected win in the bellwether state to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly.

Democrat James Walkinshaw has won a special election to represent Virginia's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, besting Republican Stewart Whitson, an Army veteran and former FBI agent.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he's spoken to Cabinet officials in support of an offshore wind project that's nearly complete.

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is further boosting Virginia Democrats' bid to increase their margin in the House of Delegates and win the race for lieutenant governor.